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shrink: [verb] to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower.
SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. to move away from someone or something…. Learn more.
Shrink definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of SHRINK used in a sentence.
Synonyms for SHRINK: compress, decrease, condense, constrict, collapse, contract, flatten, diminish; Antonyms of SHRINK: expand, swell, increase, grow, accumulate ...
Definition of shrink verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Shrink is the informal word you can use to talk about a therapist. Talking about your problems with her can hopefully help you shrink them, or make them smaller.
a. to recoil or withdraw: to shrink from the sight of blood. b. to feel great reluctance (at): to shrink from killing an animal. n. 4. the act or an instance of shrinking. 5. (Psychiatry) slang a psychiatrist.